{"product_id":"2940014570879","title":"AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF HESTER ANN ROGERS; and Her Funeral Sermon, By Thomas Coke To which are Added Her Spiritual Letters","description":"AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF HESTER ANN ROGERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was born at Macclesfield, in Cheshire, January 31, 1756, of which place my father was minister for many years; being a clergyman of the Church of England. He was a man of strict morals, and, as far as he was enlightened, of real piety. I was trained up in the observance of all outward duties, and in the fear of those sins, which in these modern times are too often deemed accomplishments. I was not suffered to name God but with the deepest reverence; and once for telling a lie, I was corrected in such a manner as I never forgot. We had constantly family prayer; the sabbath was kept strictly sacred; and as far as outward morality, my parents lived irreproachably, and in all social duties were regular and harmonious.\u003cbr\u003eI was early drawn out to secret prayer; I believed God was the author of all good, of all happiness; and sin the cause of all misery and pain. If therefore I wished for any thing I had not, I asked God in secret to grant it to me. And in any pain of body, or in any of my childish grief, I fled to him for ease and comfort; and it would be incredible to some, how often I have received manifest answers to prayer, when not more than four years old; and how my tender mind has been comforted. I was deeply affected, and had very serious thoughts of death for some time, and after seeing the corpse of a little brother of mine, who died of the small pox when I was five years old, I took great delight in the Bible, and could at this time read any part either of the Old or New Testament, always asking questions so as to obtain understanding of what I read. My parents required that I should give an account every sabbath evening of the sermons and lessons I heard at church, and say my catechism to them, which they explained to my understanding. They also required that I should learn the collect for the day, and repeat it with my other prayers every night and morning These collects I also often repeated in secret, and with great sincerity before the Lord. I do not remember ever going to bed without having said my prayers, except once: I was then diverted by a girl who told me many childish stories, and so took up my attention, that I forgot to pray till I was in bed; and then being alone, I recollected what I had done, and conscience greatly accused me; so that I began to tremble lest Satan should be permitted of God to take me away body and soul, which I felt I deserved! I soon after thought I saw him coming to the side of my bed; when I shrieked out in such a manner as brought my parents up stairs to see what was the matter. This made a lasting impression; and I never after dared to neglect commending myself to the protection of God before I slept. I was at this time about six years old.\u003cbr\u003eWhen about eight years of age I heard my father say he had a very remarkable dream when recovering from a dangerous illness: that he stood before the throne of God, and saw his glory; But not being able to gaze upon it, fell on his face in raptures of joy.","brand":"Hester Ann Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069301211376,"sku":"2940014570879","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014570879_p0.jpg?v=1763611316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014570879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}